Tanaquil

TAN-a-quill or tan-a-KEEL
Etruscan
"gift of God"

Tanaquil Origin and Meaning

The name Tanaquil is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "gift of God".

This intriguing name of an ancient Etruscan queen renowned for her prophetic powers was long associated with the prima ballerina Tanaquil LeClerq.

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Famous People Named Tanaquil

  • Tanaquil (7th century BC)
    wife of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome
  • Tanaquil "Tanny" LeClerq (1929
    2000), prima ballerina
  • Tanaquil Jones
    American activist
  • Tanaquil Enzensberger (b. 1957)
    daughter of German writer Hans Magnus Enzensberger